Interview with a Powwow Doctor

For our 100th episode we finally get around to doing a show on Powwow, a form of folk magic and faith healing local to the Pennsylvania Germans. After a discussion of John Hohman and his powwow book, The Long Lost Friend, we talk with Alison's mother, Catherine Diehl who shares some memories of family powwow practices. Finally, we hear Catherine's interview with powwow doctor Philip Smith, recorded in 1979. If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars, get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamiliars If you would prefer a one-time payment to help us out, here is a PayPal.me link - you can change the number 25 in the URL to any amount: https://www.paypal.me/timothyrenner/25 Check out the Strange Familiars ebay store: https://www.ebay.com/str/strangefamiliars Strange Familiars t-shirts and other designs are available here: https://www.teepublic.com/user/darkhollerarts Including the new Witch's Eye design: Episode 100 notes and links: The SATOR square mentioned in the episode - this is a clipping from The Long Lost Friend: Philip Smith's gravestone:  Thanks to:Where Did the Road Go?ConspirinormalThe ConfessionalsSasquatch ChroniclesSingular Fortean Society Echo in Here Bone & SicklePhantoms and Monsters Arcane RadioStrange Brau Timothy’s books: https://www.amazon.com/Timothy-Renner/e/B072X44SD5 Our Lost Grave etsy shop has art, books, patches, and more ... including original art done for Strange Familiars: https://www.etsy.com/shop/lostgrave Alison: https://www.etsy.com/shop/odpeacock Contact us via email at: [email protected] http://www.facebook.com/strangefamiliars Join the Strange Familiars Gathering group on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/strangefamiliars/ instagram: @strangefamiliars http://www.strangefamiliars.com Intro and background music by Stone Breath. You can find more at http://stonebreath.bandcamp.com The closing song is The Heart and Star of Sacred Memory by Stone Breath - from the album Witch Tree Prophets: https://stonebreath.bandcamp.com/album/witch-tree-prophets Friends of Strange Familiars: Sarada: http://www.etsy.com/shop/ArtBySarada Michael Anderson: https://drekka.bandcamp.com OK Talk: https://oktalk.podbean.com Phantoms and Monsters: https://www.phantomsandmonsters.com/ Singular Fortean: https://www.singularfortean.com/ Where Did the Road Go?: http://wheredidtheroadgo.com Sasquatch Chronicles: https://sasquatchchronicles.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/strange-familiars/donations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices